Hay Creek or Trout Run??????? Guests welcome Friday morning

[troutcrazymn]

Hello everyone, If any one is interested I am open to fishing with someone spin or fly Friday morning. Please give your input to whree I should go.

I would like your input on where I should fish Friday. I have fished Hay Creek a number of times and always produce nice fish from there. There is a small area that I have always wanted to go work over as I know it holds a number of big browns, but I have never dedicated the time to do so. This hot and possibly stormy wearther would be a great day to hit that whole.

Or Should I go to Trout Run. I have never fished their, my DNR map is in black and white and obviously the site is down so I can't find the land easments but I am sure I could find a place to access the river legaly. It is a farther drive as I live in Burnsville but a new adventure/experience.

Thanks for your opinions.

Troutcrazymn

[Scudly]

Trout Run is pretty fantastic. I would fish here:

Hakim's Bridge at Trout Run

Fall electroshock results were the best ever seen.

Adults/mile = 3,847

>12 inches/mile = 332

>14 inches/mile = 30

>16 inches/mile = 11

Recruits/mile = 7,950 ...that's 11,797 trout/mile!

This is all public easement upstream from Hakim's bridge.

Another good spot would be the next bridge up. Park at Bucksnort Dam and fish your way up. Again all public easement. Loads of quality fish. It has pretty strict regulations including no bait but it is fun.

Trout Run at Bucksnort Dam

Curious where you fished on Friday.

[troutcrazymn]

Hey Scudly,

Thanks for the tips I think mext time I get out thats where I'll head. I ended up going to Hay Creek, caught 8 all small under 10in. I did have a nice fish on for a couple seconds then he broke my line, saw him swim off into a deep whole with my all gold PM in the corner of his mouth, he was pretty big. I went there due to the weather forcast and sure enough after a couple hours the thunder and lightning came in. It was nice to get out. I wanted to get to a huge whole that I know of on Hay that I think gets very little presure and holds big fish as I have pulled out a few from there before but the over growth was so thick I could hardly walk, it was 6-7 feet high.

I am going to try and get out next thursday and will make the run to Trout, thanks for the tip I'll up date you if I go.

Troutcrazymn

[Scudly]

I was at Trout Run Wednesday morning. Fished right at Bucksnort Dam. Lots and lots of big fish!!!

Trout Run at Bucksnort Dam

Wednesday morning I met up with a new friend named Dan and fished a bit. We headed headed over to Trout Run to check out Bucksnort Dam and a little of the public easement pasture stretch just downstream. This was a smart move! Lightly raining already I catch a beautiful 16.25" male on a #9 Panther Martin. We were also catching numerous 12-14" browns to pools just below the dam and the bridge. Then just into the pasture the rain really starts coming down. Dan did not bring his rain jacket but insisted we could press on in the rain. We gave it another half hour with limited success and decided the rain was picking up. We headed back to the dam and fished that again briefly. Dan got a ~15" on a Dynamic lure. I also got a couple more 14-15" browns. Trout Run was good to us, even in the pouring rain!

[Scudly]

This is a better photo of Bucksnort Dam. The 16.25" brown was caught top left side, tight to the bank in fast water.

[kywest]

I gotta hand it to Dan, he looks absolutely drenched but he stuck with it. Hats off to you Dan. Great looking fish and thanks for the pics.

[Scudly]

Trout Run has been crazy good fishing lately. My new buddy Dan who I fished with last Wednesday went back and caught this fat 21" female just this morning. Released in fine shape. Somebody go catch her again!

In total, five fish over 15" in short order. All on Dynamic lures, glimmer trout color.

Hope this helps.

[reinhard1]

thant's a dandy scudly! good luck.

[DanSeverson]

Thanks Brian,

I guess once I'm soaked, I'm soaked. If the fish keep biting, I don't care. Although having the drivers window open in my truck that morning....

[Crankbait10]

wicked awesome! lovely looking trout! Im thinking about heading out towards whitewater this weekend but debating if i'd rather try out trout run.

[troutcrazymn]

Hey Scudly,

I have Friday off and am heading down to Trout Run per your advise. I am planning on staying until sun down. Is it worth ever fishing up above the dam? Or other good water down stream. Either way. I drive a blk jeep and will be down theresometime in the afternoon until dark.

troutcrazymn

[ted4887]

Trout Run sounds like just what the doctor has ordered up. I've been out 3 times in 4 days, and have caught around 10 fish total. Been doing quite a bit of exploring, so it's been good and all, but wow, slowwwww going for me.

[Scudly]

Yes directly above the dam there are biggies too. Best chance for a biggie above and below Bucksnort Dam. Also try Hakim's bridge downstream.

[Scudly]

Did you know one of the best times to catch BIG TROUT are at the end of the season? Where would you look for big trout? I suggest the lower end of Trout Run, Hakim's bridge. That is all easement. The BIG DOGS from the Root River System cruise into the tribs to spawn in the fall. That is why the lower end is perfect this time.

Some of the biggest and best fishing can be found on the lower end of Trout Run right now I just wished I lived closer.